Self harm death rates by age in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3007 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3007 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9112 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3007, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9112 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8569 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8144 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7111 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7329 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6165 | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5157 | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5035 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3459 | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7527 | +117.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3463 | -54.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4966 | +43.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5182 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4763 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.428 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4244 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3841 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3418 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3726 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3518 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3717 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3007 | -19.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3007 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3007 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3246, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +117.6% | 0.3459 | 0.7527 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6761 | 0.3459 | 0.9112 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.414 | 0.3418 | 0.5182 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3362 | 0.3007 | 0.3717 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Sri Lanka?
- Self harm death rates by age in Sri Lanka was 0.3007 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9112 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3007 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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